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The Unwritten Past

Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange. In those days, we believed that to be the world's one and only truth…but was it always like this?

Chapter 1: Ruins

In Central headquarters, Mustang was in his office reading over some notes provided by his oh so charming comrades. Mustang eyes furrowed as he read one of the notes.

"Why in the world is Havoc writing about his failed love in his reports?"

Mustang crumpled up the paper and tossed it into the wastebasket next to his desk. He suddenly heard footsteps and smirked.

Mustang's door opened revealing Edward in his famous red coat and Alphonse in his armored body. Edward walked into the room with an unsatisfied look.

"So why was I called here?" demanded Edward. Mustang looked up from his work with a smirk upon his lips.

"I wonder where that voice came from?" said Mustang in a teasing tone. Mustang looked down at Edward and said, "Oh there you are. I didn't see you because of my TALL desk." Edward glared daggers at Mustang.

"I guess you are still a bean sprout," mocked Mustang. Edward tried to run at Mustang in a murderous rage, but Alphonse held him back.

"Who are you calling a mini bean sprout that couldn't compare to a grain of sand?!" screamed out Edward.

"Brother, calm down. He didn't say all that," said Alphonse as he tried to hold back the enraged Edward.

Mustang smirked and said, "Still loses his temper." Edward finally simmered down.

Mustang pulled out a slip of paper from his desk drawer and handed it to Edward.

"There have been some ancient ruins discovered between our country and Xing. I need you to go to those ruins and see if you can find anything related to the Philosopher Stone."

Edward yanked the slip of paper away from Mustang and saw the coordinates of the ruins. Edward looked at Mustang seriously and asked, "Why would these ruins have anything to do with the Philosopher Stone?"

Mustang entwined his fingers together and said, "Because it seems those ruins may have been an ancient military base and that base may have some documents related to the stone." Edward's eyes widen in surprise.

Alphonse stepped forward and said, "That can't be. The military wasn't established until King Bradley ascended the throne." Mustang sighed.

"I thought so too, but these thousand year old ruins may prove us wrong."

Mustang looked at Edward seriously and said, "Go to those ruins and try to find any documents related to the stone." Edward nodded. Edward and Alphonse left the room with the coordinates of the ruins in hand.

Mustang watched them close the door and gave out another sigh. He looked out his window and whispered, "I wonder if these ruins will change history."

Edward and Alphonse walked through central streets. Edward studied the map and gave out a grunt.

"There must be a mistake. There is absolutely no way that there was a military base a thousand years ago," said Edward in complete denial.

"You never know," said Alphonse, curious to see the ruins himself.

They suddenly spotted Winry running toward them calling out their name repeatedly. Edward waved at Winry along with Alphonse. Winry slid to a stop in front of them and asked, "Why did you guys run off from the store?"

"We forgot that we needed to see Mustang," said Alphonse as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. Edward gave a nod. Winry gave a pout.

"Well next time, remember to warn me," said Winry angrily. Edward chuckled and said, "Well you were too busy looking at all those tools, so we couldn't get your attention."

Winry pulled out a new wrench from her bag and shook it in front of Edward's face.

"Well I needed to look at these, besides, you need me to get these tools to repair your automail, Edward," scolded Winry. Edward crossed his arms and stated, "You definitely don't act like a girl."

Winry gripped the wrench in her hand tightly and smacked it into his face sending him airborne. Alphonse looked at Edward's airborne form and whispered, "He's flying."

When Edward slammed into the ground, Winry flung the wrench onto her shoulder and stated, "I am definitely feminine." Edward peeled himself off the ground and glared at Winry.

"I can't believe you used that stupid wrench to send me flying!" screamed Edward.

"Well you deserved it, pipsqueak!"

"Who are you calling a pipsqueak that can only be seen through a magnifying glass?!"

"Brother, Winry never said that."

"She might as well have said it!"

"A pipsqueak and a complete idiot."

"I am not!"

Edward and Winry were soon in a heavy argument that even Alphonse couldn't interfere in.

Edward soon gave a low growl and walked pass Winry.

"Just go back home for today. Al and I need to head to a mission," said Edward in an annoyed tone. Winry gave a pout and turned away from Edward.

Alphonse walked pass Winry and said, "Don't worry; brother can't hold a grudge for long." With that, Alphonse followed after Edward.

Winry watched them leave wondering if Edward cared more about his missions more than their friendship.

Edward and Alphonse hitched a ride with another military soldier. Edward crossed his arms behind his head and leaned against the chair of the car.

"How far is this place?" said Edward impatiently. The soldier looked back at Edward and answered, "It should be about another thirty minutes, sir." Edward gave out a groan.

"Too long," complained Edward. Alphonse looked down at Edward and said, "Look on the bright side. If we walked, it would have taken days." Edward gave out a sigh and looked away from Alphonse.

"Wake me when we get there," said Edward as he began to yawn. Edward shut his eyes allowing him to drift off to sleep.

Ed, Wake up you sleepy head.

What?

Edward in his sleepy state saw a small girl in an old white dress. He couldn't see her face, but saw her mouth. She smiled at him and held her hand to him.

"Let's go see mommy," said the little girl. Edward reached out to her hand, but suddenly felt a jolt.

Edward flung his eyes open only to see the sky moving by. Edward sat up straight confusingly and saw the soldier driving the car and Alphonse sitting next to him.

"Are you all right, brother?" asked Alphonse, when he saw that his brother was awake. Edward held his head tiredly.

"I just had a weird dream," said Edward a little disoriented. Edward remembered the smile of the young girl wondering who she was.

"We're here," said the soldier. Edward and Alphonse looked ahead of the car and were amazed the sight.

Before them were ancient ruins that resembled greatly to the military base in Central. The soldier drove them through the rusted gates of the ruins and parked in front of some sand covered stairs. Edward and Alphonse exited the car and were immediately greeted by, unfortunately, General Armstrong.

"Boys, it is so good to see you," said Armstrong happily as he embraced Edward and Alphonse with in human strength. Edward gasped for air. Armstrong released them and asked, "So did Mustang send you?" Edward, who had managed to catch his breath nodded.

"He wanted us to find some information on the Philosopher stone here," said Edward. Armstrong nodded and said, "You came to find information here and so did we, but it might be a little difficult."

"Why?" asked Alphonse.

Armstrong motioned them to follow him. They followed him up the sandy steps and entered the ruin building. As they walked around, Edward noticed that the doors seemed to have some alchemy symbols. He also spotted some archeologists within the halls examining some rusted weapons on the floor. He also took noticed of some human bone parts that seemed to have aged over time on the floor.

Maybe this place was attacked.

They soon reached a door with a huge alchemy circle upon it. Armstrong pointed at it and said, "This is the only room we cannot enter. We believe that it has some forbidden documents, so we need to get in." Edward walked up to it and placed his hand on it.

"Is this alchemy circle sealing it shut?" asked Edward.

"Maybe, but we can't activate it either," said Armstrong seriously. Edward, out of curiosity, clapped his hands together and then placed his hand to the symbol. The symbol glowed brightly surprising Armstrong and Alphonse.

"Did brother do it?"

Edward cringed when he began to feel a force from the symbol. The symbol let out a red spark and pushed Edward back. Edward flew backwards and crashed into the ground in front of Alphonse.

"Brother."

Edward gave out a groan as he sat up. He looked at the door seriously and said, "That circle is definitely not normal."

Armstrong nodded in agreement and said, "But you did make it react for a while. It was the first time I saw it glow."

Edward clenched his automail hand and whispered, "What is this thing?"

Edward stood up and began to walk away from the door.

"Where are you going brother?" asked Alphonse as he watched Edward walk away.

"I'm going to explore these ruins alone. I might find some clue to get through that door," said Edward seriously. Edward left Alphonse and Armstrong alone with the door that refused to open.

Edward traveled through the ruins far from the others and began to notice the rusted tanks crashed against through buildings.

"So that's why they think these ruins used to be a military base."

Edward suddenly remembered the alchemy circle on the door pushing him away and clenched his fist.

"What kind of alchemy is that and who made it?"

Edward was beginning to get frustrated. He suddenly stepped on something hard in the sandy ground and looked down. He lifted his foot and saw an empty shell of a shot gun. He picked it up and examined it closely. He saw an alchemy circle drawn upon it.

"This bullet was used for alchemy?"

Edward looked down at the sandy ground again and saw a glimpse of silver. He reached out to it and dusted off the sand. Edward's eyes widen. Right before him lay a golden pocket watch with an engraving of a Phoenix.

"Is this a military watch?"

Edward dropped the bullet shell in his hand and looked around him.

"I should get some people over here," said Edward as he ran through the ruins.

Edward suddenly felt a strong wind and looked behind him. Edward gasped in surprise when he saw a sand storm approaching. The first thing that came to mind was to find shelter. He began to run toward one of the buildings, but froze when he heard the sound of thunder. He looked back at the storm and saw red lighting striking within it.

"Lightning in a sand storm and why is it red?"

Edward shook his head and continued his pursuit toward the ruin building. The wind began to pick up making Edward struggle in his running. The storm reached Edward before he could enter the building. The wind pulled him into the storm sending him flying. Edward screamed as he flew in the storm.

Edward heard the clash of lighting and was struck by the red lighting within the storm. Edward gasped in pain and began to lose consciousness.

Am I going to die?

Edward saw the vision of the little girl from his dream and whispered, "Who are you?" With that, Edward lost consciousness and soared through the storm.

The storm had engulfed Edward completely and disappeared in a flash like it was never there.